26Feb 2019

TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: THE EFFICACY OF LOCAL STEROID INJ. VS. LOCALXYLOCAIN INJ. IN TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (I. C.T.S.)(A DOUBLE BLINDED STUDY).

  • MB.ch.B.,DR- DMR, Specialist Doctor in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation AL-Yarmouk Teaching Hosp.Baghdad/Iraq.
  • Prof. MRCP(UK) Medicine Prof./College Of Medicine , Univ. Of Baghdad/Iraq.
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Background:Locale injections (using steroid ?a local anesthetic) for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (C.T.S) is widely known & studied as asafe&effective conservative way of treatment. (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)Aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of using each alone on treatment results Pts.&methods:77pts with (I.C.T.S) were subjected to a double blind study putting them into two comparable groups & subjecting them to local e inj.into the carpal tunnel by either steroid or local anesthetic .pts were evaluated subjectively , Objectively and electrophysiologicaly pre and one moths post injection . Results : were in favour of steroid group with significant improvement of most symptoms and signs (p<0.01) All electrophysiological abnormalities improved significantly (p<0.001) in steroid group while not in xylocain group (a part from SAP-amp.) Conclusion :It looks that steroid alone has a superior effect over xylocain alone in treating I.C.T.S by local inj.

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[Wijdan H.AL-Shami and Sami Salman. (2019); TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: THE EFFICACY OF LOCAL STEROID INJ. VS. LOCALXYLOCAIN INJ. IN TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (I. C.T.S.)(A DOUBLE BLINDED STUDY). Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Feb). 979-982] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr.Wijdan H.AL-Shami
AL-Shami W.H.,MB.ch.B.,DR- DMR, Specialist Doctor in Rheumatology and Rehabilitation AL-Yarmouk Teaching Hosp. Baghdad/Iraq

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8571      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8571

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